Musculoskeletal symptoms in New Zealand dental therapists: Prevalence and associated disability

New Zealand Dental Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 49-53

  Samotoi, Alexandra ^a   Moffat, Susan M ^a   Thomson, W Murray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; DENTAL ASSISTANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STRESS; VIBRATION;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DENTAL AUXILIARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OVERWEIGHT; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STRESS; VIBRATION;

EID: 51549090661     PISSN: 00288047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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